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Director sheds light on Jewish humor through movie clips
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
Award-winning Israeli film director Einat Kapach explored Jewish humor with area residents Sunday as part of Southeast Missouri State University's International Education Week. "Humor is very important to us when we face reality, especially when reality is bad," Kapach said...
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People talk 11/18/02
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
'Seinfeld' star takes real-life role as teacher LOS ANGELES -- Jason Alexander, best known as the underachieving George Costanza on "Seinfeld," has a new role -- he's a college professor. Alexander, who dropped out of Boston University in his junior year to pursue acting, has been sharing his smarts this term with undergraduates at the University of Southern California as the School of Theatre's first George Burns Visiting professor...
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Fox's 'John Doe' faces tough time slot
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/02)
LOS ANGELES -- While the title character of "John Doe" searches for his identity, the new Fox drama is on an even more crucial quest for viewers. Its mission is helped by an intriguing concept, that of a man who washes up on a Seattle area island lacking any memory of himself or his life but with boundless knowledge and the ability to quickly master a skill...
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'Book of Maxims' offers glimpse of rebel general
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/02)
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, perhaps the most feared and respected of Confederate generals, was by most accounts an odd person to have over for dinner. Awkward, with a thin, almost feminine voice, he was incapable of chatty conversation. He obsessed about digestion and was known to bring his own food to parties, usually crusts of stale bread...
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CBS News' Steve Hartman goes to great lengths to find stories
(Entertainment ~ 11/18/02)
NEW YORK -- Every few weeks, Steve Hartman of CBS News learns the location of his next assignment when a stranger turns away from a map of the United States, then tosses a dart over his shoulder in its direction. Wherever the dart lands, Hartman goes. Then he picks up a local phone book, begins dialing numbers at random, and profiles the first person who agrees to meet with him on the "CBS Evening News."...
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Majority of fund investors flunk test
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
NEW YORK -- If investors were graded on what they know about mutual funds, it seems that many would get an "F." When the Vanguard Group and Money magazine recently gave 1,000 people a test on the basics of investing, the median score was a failing 40 percent. The results indicate that shareholders, while they say they want more information from fund companies, could use some brushing up on the fundamentals themselves...
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N. Korea accuses Washington of isolation tactics
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea on Sunday accused the United States of trying to isolate it from the world by claiming the communist country had broken nuclear arms control agreements. The accusation is the latest development in the dispute between the North and the United States over North Korea's admitted nuclear weapons program, which Washington says violates a 1994 pact. ...
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Paper - Iraq's fate, region's stability in inspectors' hands
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq hopes for fair treatment from U.N. weapons inspectors because the stability of the entire Persian Gulf region depends on their work, a newspaper owned by Saddam Hussein's son said Sunday. At the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad a day ahead of the inspectors' expected arrival, workers were seen cleaning the three-story building, while others were working in the garden and fixing the ceiling of the car park...
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Confessed al-Qaida member interrogated by Kuwaitis
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
KUWAIT CITY -- Authorities were interrogating a Kuwaiti man on Sunday who confessed to being a senior al-Qaida member, having links to the bombing of the USS Cole two years ago, and plotting to blow up a Yemeni hotel frequented by Americans. A Kuwaiti Interior Ministry official identified the man as 21-year-old Mohsen al-Fadhli...
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Venezuelans protest army takeover of police
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hundreds of people banging pots and pans faced off against National Guardsmen at a police station Sunday to protest President Hugo Chavez's order to take over the Caracas police. The protesters, who gathered outside several other precincts as well, shouted, "Get Out! Get Out!" and "Coup Plotters!" as they waved Venezuelan flags...
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World briefs 11/18/02
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
Cuban VP accuses U.S. of encouraging terrorism BAVARO, Dominican Republic -- Cuba's vice president said the United States was encouraging "terrorism against Cuba" by allowing eight Cubans to remain in Florida after they flew a Soviet-built crop-duster to Key West...
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Israelis strike Gaza; El Al airplane security foils hijacking
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli helicopters and tanks hit Gaza City early Monday, targeting a main Palestinian security compound, while hundreds of miles away, a security guard foiled an attempt to hijack an Israeli passenger plane. Despite all the violence and a sudden, bitter Israeli election campaign, negotiations continue over a U.S.-European plan to put an end to the Mideast conflict, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press...
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U.N. inspector says question of war or peace is up to Iraq
(International News ~ 11/18/02)
LARNACA, Cyprus -- The chief U.N. weapons inspector landed in Cyprus Sunday to assemble his team for a return to Baghdad and said the "question of war and peace" awaits an answer from Saddam Hussein. President Bush has warned that Saddam faces military action if he fails to cooperate fully with the inspectors, who will fly to Iraq on Monday. Saddam faces a three-week deadline to reveal weapons of mass destruction or provide convincing evidence he no longer has any...
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Springfield college hires lobbyist for federal aid
(State News ~ 11/18/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Fearing more cutbacks in state aid, officials of Southwest Missouri State University have decided to pay a lobbying firm about $150,000 to help secure more federal funds. The university's Board of Governors approved hiring The Livingston Group of Washington, D.C., on Friday, after school President John Keiser warned that the state may again withhold money...
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Suburban schools check backgrounds of parents, volunteers
(State News ~ 11/18/02)
ST. CHARLES, Mo. -- Schools are teaching that "you can't judge a book by its cover" as districts increasingly check the backgrounds of those who work with students, including volunteers and even parents. Proponents say checks are necessary to protect children. Opponents say checks could deter potential volunteers worried past indiscretions could make them embarrassed...
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Florida signs off on election results -- this time, quietly
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After enduring chaotic elections back-to-back, the state Canvassing Board quietly put its latest vote totals in the history books Sunday. "When it's done right, it's pretty boring," said Secretary of State Jim Smith, recruited in August by Gov. Jeb Bush to oversee the 2002 elections...
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Poll finds little insider support for Gore in '04
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Only about a third of Democratic Party insiders think former Vice President Al Gore should run for president again in 2004, according to a poll published Sunday. The Los Angeles Times poll of 312 Democratic National Committee members -- roughly three-quarters of the committee's total membership -- suggests the contest is wide open, with none of the top possible candidates standing out as having particularly broad support...
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State governors warn of layoffs, cuts, tax increases
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
With the elections now behind them, governors nationwide are suddenly talking about their states' grim financial prospects and offering harsh solutions -- program cuts, employee layoffs and the possibility of higher taxes. Budget shortfalls that were hastily filled in recent months are opening again from California to Maine. ...
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More to elections than winning
(Column ~ 11/18/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Americans are inclined to view the final returns of an election as the ultimate decision, and frequently we voters wash our hands of any further responsibility for the next two or four years or until some special issue arises. Unfortunately, there's more to citizenship than this, although convincing citizens of this fact is a difficult, often impossible, task...
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Doctor makes Web site for refills
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
Although they try to keep up as best they can between patients during the day, it's typical for the nurses at Dr. Anthony Keele's office to have a two-inch pile of paperwork waiting for them at the end of the afternoon. Most of the papers are faxed requests for prescription refills...
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Stores seeking to give possible shoplifters an uneasy feeling
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
For retailers, the weekend after Thanksgiving is the beginning of the holiday shopping season, complete with crowded stores, bargain sales and aisles decorated with colorful Christmas flair. It is also a time of concern for store personnel, who do what they can to prevent shoplifters from carrying away too much of the company's profits...
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Man finds child's message from Texas
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
When you're turning 3 years old, you don't yet have to hide your age. In fact, the honored celebrity of the day, parents and grandparents alike often want to shout out their good news to the rest of the world. Which is probably why 3-year-old Makenzie of Pampa, Texas, sent off a note among about 100 pink, purple and white balloons on her third birthday Nov. 2. The bundle was found in a corn field six days later by Danny Hahn, who was combining north of Cape Girardeau...
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Money, talent are draining away from research on stem cells
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
SAN FRANCISCO In the latest blow to the already staggering field of stem cell research, a pioneering scientist is quitting Advanced Cell Technology and abandoning his work trying to clone human embryos. Jose Cibelli is joining the faculty of Michigan State University, where he will set up a $1 million animal biotechnology lab...
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Tonight's the night for Central football
(Sports Column ~ 11/18/02)
This is it, tonight's the night. After destroying the Windsor Owls and their Harry Potter band (you had to be there), the Central Tigers are back at Houck Stadium, where they will host the Eureka Wildcats in a Class 4 quarterfinal game. Eureka poses the biggest test for coach Lawrence Brookins and the Tigers this season and maybe, given the circumstances, all other seasons...
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Hempie's ... the name says it all for new Cape shop
(Column ~ 11/18/02)
In Columbia, Mo., it's a place called Aardvarx. In Boston, it's called Buried Treasure. In other places, they have names like Alice's Smoking Caterpillar, Dr. Bong and the Hemphouse. They're commonly known as head shops. In the conservative epicenter of Southeast Missouri, it will be known as Hempie's...
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Freezing rain, ice sweep parts of New England
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
New England's first major ice storm of the season spread freezing rain across the region Sunday, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of homes. More than a half-inch of ice had accumulated in parts of northern and western Connecticut, and more than 130,000 Northeast Utility customers were without power at the height of the outages...
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Nation briefs 11/18/02
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
Rejected heiress donates millions to 'Poetry' CHICAGO -- The influential literary magazine "Poetry" has rejected Ruth Lilly's verse for decades, but it's not about to snub her latest offering -- a multimillion-dollar gift. The ailing billionaire heiress to the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical fortune will give the publication, which ran the first major works of Carl Sandburg, T.S. Eliot and Wallace Stevens, millions of dollars a year under a new estate plan...
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Deadly N.C. jail fire spurred statewide inspections
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- In the six months since a jail fire killed eight inmates trapped in their cells, North Carolina inspectors have overhauled safety programs and increased pressure on local officials to improve their lockups. "It's the nightmare you didn't want," said Robert G. Lewis, who heads the Jail and Detention section of the state Department of Health and Human Services...
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Curator for Flight 93 mementos is running out of space
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. -- From buttons to painted rocks and uniforms, officials have vowed to preserve every tribute and memento left to honor the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93. But with more than 10,000 items collected so far, the Somerset County Historical and Genealogical Society is running out of space...
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U.S. journalist hacks into Iraqi president's inbox
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
DURHAM, N.H. -- Even Saddam Hussein gets spam. He also gets e-mail purporting to be from U.S. companies offering business deals, and threats, according to a journalist who figured out a way into an Iraqi government e-mail account and downloaded more than 1,000 messages...
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Borrowed cells could restore life to dead heart muscle
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
CHICAGO -- Doctors testing a new treatment for heart attacks said Sunday they have restored life to seemingly dead heart muscle by seeding it with cells borrowed from patients' own thigh muscles or bones. The idea is to find an alternative to transplants for people whose hearts are so damaged that they fail to pump blood forcefully enough. This condition, called heart failure, is a growing health problem that afflicts an estimated 5 million people in the United States alone...
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United Airlines announces it will cut 9,000 jobs
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
CHICAGO -- United Airlines will cut 9,000 jobs and reduce its flight schedule by another 6 percent as part of an effort to return to profitability, the carrier's parent company announced Sunday. UAL Corp. faces a Dec. 2 deadline to avoid a bankruptcy filing and hopes to receive a $1.8 billion federal loan guarantee by then...
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GSA approves plan to redevelop old KC post office
(State News ~ 11/18/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The federal General Services Administration has approved a $200 million plan to redevelop the city's old main post office. The proposal, which calls for moving 5,000 IRS employees in the Kansas City metropolitan area to the post office, still must be approved by the Office of Management and Budget and Congress...
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Fateful slip on butter turns woman into successful masseuse
(State News ~ 11/18/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Most people change their lives by switching jobs or going back to school. Michelle Moe changed hers by slipping on a pat of butter. Not on purpose, mind you. It was 1992, and Moe, the conference concierge at the Ritz-Carlton, Kansas City, was just walking down a flight of stairs. Then she hit the butter. The resulting fall cracked her tailbone and sent shockwaves of pain up her back...
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Tar Heels hope to bounce back after awful season
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/02)
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina put up its usual 20 last year -- just on the wrong side of the ledger. One of college basketball's most storied programs posted 20 or more wins in 31 straight seasons until 2001-02, when the streak ended with an 8-20 record...
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Business memo 11/18/02
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
Shelter Insurance to close Cape branch Shelter Insurance Cos. will close its Cape Girardeau branch claims office and consolidate the Cape Girardeau claims operations into the companies' branch office in St. Louis, the company announced last week. The closing, which affects about 11 employees, will take effect Feb. 1. The Cape Girardeau office is at 20 S. Mount Auburn Road...
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TSA bungling does little to boost confidence
(Editorial ~ 11/18/02)
It is an unfortunate fact of life that under the U.S. legal system, which holds that every accused person is innocent until proven guilty, there is a heavy burden of taint placed on almost anyone charged with a crime or indicted for some alleged wrongdoing...
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Voting on quarter design ends Thursday
(Editorial ~ 11/18/02)
Deciding which design should represent Missouri in the Fifty States Commemorative Coin Program is certainly not the biggest issue facing the state these days. But, frankly, it's nice to have a pleasant diversion from budget squeezes and spending throes...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
Public Hearings A public hearing on the application for approval of a Preliminary Redevelopment plan filed by Marquette Plaza 353 Redevelopment Corporation for the Marquette Hotel and parking areas at 338 Broadway and 221 North Fountain Streets. Consent Ordinances...
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Central, Eureka set for showdown
(High School Sports ~ 11/18/02)
The Central Tigers have a precise mission tonight at Houck Stadium as they play in their third straight Class 4 quarterfinal. Deactivate the power of the Eureka Wildcats. If the Tigers are able to do so, they'll likely win a school-record 11th game and more importantly advance to Saturday's semifinals...
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Indians' younger players fired up
(College Sports ~ 11/18/02)
Southeast Missouri State University's senior class, while not large, has deservingly received plenty of the credit for the Indians' breakthrough season. But the bulk of the Indians' starters this year were underclassmen -- and those players were already excited about next season even as the 2002 campaign had only been over for a few minutes following Saturday night's 48-24 home win over Samford...
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Speak Out A 11/18/02
(Speak Out ~ 11/18/02)
Leave things alone I'M CALLING about the resegregation in the Cape Girardeau School District. I think we need to leave everything alone for awhile. It's very hard on these elementary students, both black and white, to switch schools, make new friends and, in most cases, change homes too. ...
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Richard Cossou
(Obituary ~ 11/18/02)
Richard C. Cossou, 79, of Gordonville died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 21, 1923, in Bell City, Mo., son of Clyde and Phoebe Oakley Cossou. On Oct. 25, 1941, he married Iva McDaniel in Mesler, Mo. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served in the Phillipines during World War II...
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Paul Kaempfer
(Obituary ~ 11/18/02)
Paul E. Kaempfer, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born June 19, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, son of the late Fred A. and Ruby Barks Kaempfer. He and Betty Waddill were married Dec. 4, 1944, in Kirksville, Mo...
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Roberta Southard
(Obituary ~ 11/18/02)
Roberta H. Southard, 78, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Effie Holly
(Obituary ~ 11/18/02)
Effie Inez "Bobby" Holly, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center. She was born Aug. 10, 1913, in Aransas Pass, Texas, daughter of William A. and Effie Green McCulley. She and Henry Zeylon Holly were married June 8, 1937, in Stamps, Ark. He died Oct. 15, 1976...
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Out of the past 11/18/02
(Out of the Past ~ 11/18/02)
10 years ago: Nov. 18, 1992 Long-awaited project to upgrade Capaha Park lagoon is progressing through use of city workers and materials retrieved from pond; improvements involve reinforcement of banks of lagoon, which have gradually eroded; earlier estimates for cost of project ranged from $30,000 to $100,000...
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EBay expects to facilitate $10 billion in holiday sales
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- While traditional brick-and-mortar retailers fear an economic grinch may dampen holiday sales this year, Silicon Valley's own version of Santa Claus expects to be ho-ho-hoing all the way to the bank. Online auction giant eBay Inc. is bracing for record sales of everything from the hot new Barbie-as-Rapunzel doll to unusual gifts for former dot-commers who used to have everything...
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Holiday gifts are another method to build business
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
NEW YORK -- Buying holiday gifts for customers can be a boring chore for a small business owner, and one that in the end brings little return on investment. Or, if approached creatively, it can be a great opportunity to cement relations with top spenders...
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People on the move 11/18/02
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
Brennecke joins Classic Designs Shauna Brennecke has joined Classic Designs in Cape Girardeau. Formerly of Gary and Co., Brennecke has been in the business 13 years. Classic Designs offers all service, including coloring, facials, pedicures, massages, nails, cuts and perms. She will be working Thursdays and Fridays...
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Newspapers in Kansas, Missouri upgrading presses
(Business ~ 11/18/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A funny thing happened on the way to the prediction that the Internet would kill off the printed word. It didn't happen, and the millions of dollars some Kansas and Missouri newspapers are laying out for new presses are proof. The Kansas City Star, the Southeast Missourian in Cape Girardeau and The Topeka Capital-Journal all have announced plans to upgrade their presses...
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Cape fire report 11/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Nov. 18 Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 9:56 p.m., an emergency medical service at 511 Themis. At 8:06 a.m., an alarm sounding at 4614 Nash. At 4:15 p.m., an emergency medical service at 230 Mill Street...
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Fanfare 11/18/02
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/02)
Baseball Eric Chavez hit a home run and Torii Hunter made a spectacular catch in the ninth inning as the major league all-stars beat their Japanese counterparts 4-2 Sunday to win the seven-game exhibition series. The major league all-stars won four straight after losing the first three games of the series, a comeback that has never been done in the major league playoffs or World Series...
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NASCAR's bad boy wraps up Winston Cup title
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/02)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- NASCAR's bad boy finally made good. Tony Stewart won the Winston Cup championship Sunday with an 18th-place finish in the Ford 400. It wasn't the way the intense, combative 31-year-old wanted to win his first stock car title, but he got the job done...
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Bulger, defense have sparked Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/02)
ST. LOUIS -- There is more to the St. Louis Rams' turnaround than the startling rise of Marc Bulger from third-string quarterback. Quietly, the defense has salvaged what once seemed a lost season. The Rams have won four straight games after an 0-5 start, and tonight can finally get to .500 with a victory over Chicago. The Bears (2-7) are caught in a tailspin, having lost seven in a row...
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McNabb breaks ankle but leads Eagles to win
(Professional Sports ~ 11/18/02)
PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb played most of Sunday's 38-14 victory over Arizona with a broken right ankle that could sideline him for six-to-eight weeks. McNabb, who was injured on the third play of the game, tied a career high with four touchdown passes. But his status for the rest of the season is in doubt...
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Ridge - Alleged al-Qaida letter contains 'nothing new'
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge said Sunday there was nothing new in a statement attributed to al-Qaida that threatens new attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam. "The threats contained in that piece are the same threats we've been hearing now for the past year," Ridge told "Fox News Sunday." "It's just added to the totality of the threat environment within which we're working but we don't add any special credence to it other than we know we're at war. ...
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Iraq can make chemical weapons that penetrate protective gear
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Iraqi scientists know how to make chemical weapons that can penetrate military protective clothing, and Iraq imported up to 25 metric tons last month of a powder crucial to making such "dusty" weapons. Iraq told the United Nations the powder was destined for a pharmaceutical company that a former weapons inspector says was ordered by President Saddam Hussein before the 1991 Gulf War to work on chemical and biological weapons...
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Lame-duck Congress wades through unfinished business
(National News ~ 11/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- For politicians who are retiring or lost re-election, lame-duck sessions of Congress can be an empty experience. They are not much of a winner, either, for many of those sticking around. Like a dreaded family reunion, lame-duck sessions are a coming together when you are not in the mood, and most likely with people you just do not want to see...
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Four families to be recognized
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- About 300 people will gather for the 32nd Annual Farm Recognition Banquet to be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ramada Inn in Sikeston. The banquet will pay tribute to the farming families of Scott, New Madrid, Stoddard and Mississippi counties, four in particular...
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Local program hopes to involve women in appointment process
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
To help women take that first step in becoming more involved in policy issues that affect their community, the Women in Public Life organization at Southeast Missouri State University and the Sue Shear Institute for Women in Public Life at the University of Missouri-St. Louis will co-host "The Inside Scoop on Appointments to Public Boards and Commissions" from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday...
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Medical Group Management Association plans Education Day
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
The Southeast Region of the Medical Group Management Association will host its third annual Education Day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. This meeting, to be held in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital, will focus on "The New Healthcare Reality ... Business 'Unusual.'"...
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Schwartz family to be honored at farming banquet
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
The Joe Schwartz Sr. family will be one of four families honored at the 32nd annual Farm Recognition Banquet scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ramada Inn in Sikeston Mo. Schwartz Farms, a corporation owned and operated by members of the Joe Schwartz Sr. family, is in north Scott County and south Cape Girardeau County. The business consists of 350 dairy cows, a feed lot that annually feeds out 900 steers for slaughter, and 2,600 acres of row crops...
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Community briefs 11/18/02
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
Booth space available at CB club's craft sale CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The River City CB Club is sponsoring its Annual Craft, Gifts and Collectibles Sale Dec. 7 at the group's activity center at 115 W. Yoakum in Chaffee. Sale hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m...
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Cape council faces decision to move on River Campus
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
A decision could be made tonight that would finally get the wheels turning on the proposed River Campus, a project that has been tied up in litigation since April 1999. The Cape Girardeau City Council could pass an ordinance at today's 7 p.m. meeting that would declare that the state and Southeast Missouri State University "have committed funds in an amount sufficient to complete the acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping of the joint facilities."...
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Cape police report 11/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Nov. 18 DWI Eric Ticer, 24, of 2764 Lynwood Hills, Apt. 6, was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated Saturday. Douglas Foulk, 22, of 21 N. Hanover was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated Sunday. Summonses Scott Harrison, 19, of 1000 Towers Circle, 1202 South, was issued two summonses Sunday for minor in possession of alcohol...
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School districts on the way to meeting demands of new law
(Local News ~ 11/18/02)
It's 1,200 pages of legislation that will profoundly affect every school district in America on a level never seen before. The federal No Child Left Behind Act, signed into law in January by President Bush, raises the accountability of all public schools and brings new hope to parents who have children in failing schools...
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